May 24, 2021 Welcome to Virginia! By Arimi Yamada JETRO released a video to attract Japanese companies to expand their business in Virginia. JETRO is a Japanese non-profit organization...
May 20, 2021 To Be or Not To Be: What's the likely Verdict for OSHA's Emergency ETS. Our colleague Chuck Palmer weighs in! By Farrah Rifelj At first we were patiently waiting to see if OSHA would issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). When patience wore thin, states and...
May 16, 2021 Biden budget buildup guarantees busy summer in Washington By Lucia Alonzo Washington is bracing for a flurry of activity starting around Thursday, May 27, when the Biden Administration is set to finally deliver...
May 14, 2021 Depositions by Zoom & the Return to "Normal" By Michael Best Over the course of the past year, conducting depositions via video-conference (e.g. Zoom) has evolved from being a rarity to the norm,...
May 14, 2021 Manufacturing: The Engine That Drives The Wisconsin Economy By Charles Palmer Today marks the last episode of the Wisconsin Made. The Podcast. For those that are unfamiliar, in lieu of the annual black-tie gala for...
May 13, 2021 Compliance Concerns for Employers with New, Permanent Out-of-State Workforces By Sam Mitchell Many businesses saw their workforces turn remote during the pandemic, with some permitting employees to work from anywhere. These remote...
May 13, 2021 NFT's for Patents? By Jeffrey Peterson Interesting article providing a good summary of the interest in using NFT's to automate patent transactions (sales or licenses). At the...
May 12, 2021 The Department of Education Expands Scope of HEERF Grants For Students By Daniel Kaufman Yesterday's updated FAQs from the Department of Education signal a change in policy that now enables more students to receive HEERF...
May 11, 2021 Vaccine Passports at the Courthouse? By James Fieweger As courts around the country resume trial dockets and attempt to get back to "normal," a federal district court in Massachusetts has...
May 08, 2021 Reality check: researchers establish that "zero risk" is not attainable when it comes to food safety. By Paul Benson Vince Lombardi famously said: "Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." Now there is a study,...
May 05, 2021 Early Messaging from USEPA Enforcement HQ By David Crass USEPA HQ's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) in Washington recently released two memoranda telegraphing enhanced...
May 05, 2021 Biden DOL rolls back Trump Administration's "Independent Contractor Rule" By Farrah Rifelj Hopefully the ink never dried on any business's worker classification evaluation under the Trump Administration's January 7, 2021 DOL...